• Coloured initial., Psalter

Coloured initial. 1 decorated headpiece (f. 2). Large initials in plain red. Psalter Inscription in Russian (f. 1).Inscribed 'Ex dono Will(hel)mi Skinner Armig(?)' (f. 1). Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V (c.1387 - 1422)

3 large and 1 smaller decorated foliate initials, the first accompanied by a full, the others by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 100v, 166v, 202). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in

• Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium., Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium. 1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?)

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?)

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

the same hand on ff. 69r-73v is a table of contents in Latin. Codex Parchment 270 190 mm Quires remounted. 1 12 , ff. 1-12v, catchword; 2 12 , ff. 13r-24v, catchword; 3 10 , ff. 25r-34v, catchword; 4 2

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

a later hand, regarding the Holy Blood of Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire. Latin Codex Parchment 265 190 mm ii + 1 6 (wants 4); 2 8 , ff. 6r-13v, catchword; 3 8 , ff. 14r-21v, catchword; 4 8 , ff.

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

188v-190r, with the title 'Practica Edwardi [Nigri ] , Universitatis Oxonie qui fuit...cirurgicus'. Codex Paper and parchment. 250 195 mm 1 8 ; 2-7 12 ; 8 11 ; 9-10 10 . Pricking: none apparent. Writing space of 195 x

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

poet. 141 SC 14635 s. xv 1 English Scribal dialect: Shropshire. Linguistic Atlas Grid Reference: 365 295, LP 237 (McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin 1986, p. 233). A fifteenth-century manuscript of the second quarter of the fifteenth century (Seymour 1997, p.

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

England London British Library Additional 36983 Bedford MS s. xv 1 English Scribe 1 (ff. 1-118) - Scribal dialect: Bedfordshire (McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin 1986, vol. 1, p. 102). Scribe 5 (ff. 264r-279v) - Scribal Dialect: Warwickshire. Linguistic Atlas

• CP.F.237

CP.F.237 Reference:CP.F.237 Repository:Borthwick Institute GB 193 Court:Curia Ebor Case:Defamation (theft) Details:1 Pieces; No deposition; Has libel; No sentence Outcome: Date: 15/05/1460 — 15/05/1460 People & Places Participant: DeniseCook [Coke] Role: plaintiff Details: female Location: Wressell (YorkshireEastRiding) Place(s): Wressell (Wresill)

• CP.F.195

CP.F.195 Reference:CP.F.195 Repository:Borthwick Institute GB 193 Court:Curia Ebor Case:Defamation (sexual slander) Details:1 Pieces; Has deposition; No libel; No sentence Outcome: Date: 13/01/1432 — 21/01/1432 People & Places Participant: AgnesLangdale [Langdale] Role: plaintiff Details: female Participant: ThomasPetilton [Petilton] Role: defendant

• CP.F.123

CP.F.123 Reference:CP.F.123 Repository:Borthwick Institute GB 193 Court:undefined Case:Appeals (matrimonial) Details:1 Pieces; Has deposition; No libel; Has sentence Outcome:court found for the plaintiff as neither marriage was proved due to the plaintiff's precontract with another woman Date: 1438 — 1434

• CP.F.110

CP.F.110 Reference:CP.F.110 Repository:Borthwick Institute GB 193 Court:Curia Ebor Case:Matrimonial (undefined) Details:1 Pieces; Has deposition; No libel; No sentence Outcome: Date: 07/12/1434 — 07/12/1434 People & Places Participant: RobertSmith [Smyth] Role: undefined Details: male Location: Lincolnshire Place(s): Saltfleet Haven (Saltfletehaven)

• CP.F.119

CP.F.119 Reference:CP.F.119 Repository:Borthwick Institute GB 193 Court:Curia Ebor Case:Matrimonial (annulment, minor) Details:1 Pieces; Has deposition; No libel; No sentence Outcome: Date: 05/07/1436 — 04/08/1436 People & Places Participant: RobertThwing [Thweyng] Role: plaintiff Details: male Participant: Cecily daughter of RandulphFeatherston